Chapter 696 - 384: Lamp-Burning Ancient Buddha, Bullying the Weak, Despair and Opportunity (Part 4)
Chapter 696: Chapter 384: Lamp-Burning Ancient Buddha, Bullying the Weak, Despair and Opportunity (Part 4)
"With whom are you exchanging the treasure?"
"Cyan Immortal Domain, Ancestor Shi Yue."
"Ancestor Shi Yue?"
In the distant Cyan Immortal Domain, deep within a sea crack hundreds of billions of kilometers away from the mainland, an old Profound Immortal, hiding inside a Grotto Heaven to avoid disaster, suddenly shivered for no apparent reason.
"Strange, why do I feel something ominous?"
In the river of time, an ancient Buddha extended another hand from behind, calculated with his fingers, and snorted coldly:
"A mere Profound Immortal dares to call himself an ancestor!"
He looked at Su Yu and said:
"Once I capture him and retrieve the Dinghai Pearl, I will release you."
Before Su Yu could speak, Chi Jingzi was displeased and snorted coldly:
"Release him now."
"I need to take him back to the Peach Blossom Grotto of Jiuhua Mountain. Are you worried we might escape?"
The ancient Buddha hesitated for a moment, then reached out and tossed Su Yu out, snorting coldly:
"You better not deceive me, or... I will personally go to the Jade Void Palace to reason with the Heavenly Venerable."
Su Yu, expressionless, cupped his hands then turned and smiled, bowing to Chi Jingzi:
"Su Yu pays respect to the Martial Uncle Ancestor, thanks for your rescue."
Chi Jingzi sized him up and couldn’t help but praise:
"Marvelous."
"Rise."
He completed a formal salute seriously and stood joyfully behind Chi Jingzi.
The ancient Buddha, having no intention to reminisce with Chi Jingzi, put his palms together and recited a Buddhist name, his figure gradually fading away.
After the ancient Buddha disappeared, Chi Jingzi turned to look at Su Yu, eyeing him up and down, his peculiar gaze making Su Yu’s heart tremble.
"Oh no, did he see through my lie?"
His next words confirmed Su Yu’s suspicion as Chi Jingzi smiled and said:
"You’re probably not the disciple of Senior Brother Guang Chengzi, are you?"
Su Yu clasped his hands and honestly said:
"Golden Immortal, please see clearly, I am actually a disciple of the Profound Clarity Upper Sect in the Cyan Immortal Domain. The founder of my sect was formerly a registered disciple under Ancestor Guang Chengzi."
Chi Jingzi did not show any anger, instead, stroked his beard and smiled slightly:
"Though not a disciple of Senior Brother Guang Chengzi, you are indeed under our Chan Sect, I did not rescue you by mistake."
Seeing Chi Jingzi stroking his beard with a smile, Su Yu, sensing his thoughts, knelt down immediately and said:
"Disciple originally wished to enter the master’s sect, but unable to repay today’s life-saving grace from the Martial Uncle Ancestor, I wish to apprentice under you, and am willing to serve as your groom."
Chi Jingzi felt great joy upon hearing this, repeatedly stroked his beard and laughed heartily:
"I see you have a pure heart and deep virtues, today’s events also carry a fated connection, you can be accepted as....."
"Hold on!"
The last two words ’disciple’ were not uttered, suddenly someone interrupted him.
Su Yu and Chi Jingzi turned in unison, seeing the river of time split apart, a figure, dressed in Eight Trigrams attire but whose face was indiscernible, walked out with hands behind their back from the parted waters.
Su Yu curiously sized up the figure, but failed to notice Chi Jingzi’s face changed drastically beside him, quickly bowing:
"Disciple pays respect to the Martial Uncle!"
Yet there was no response, as he realized the figure had vanished, the next second something dawned on him as he turned sharply, only to find the disciple he was about to take was also gone.
Chi Jingzi’s expression fluctuated continuously, finally stamping his foot strongly and said:
"Martial Uncle is too overbearing, I must find the Master to retrieve my disciple."
"Buzz!"
A crisp sound of a jade chime echoed by his ear, its vibration incontrollable, ejecting him directly from the river of time, while a deep voice resonated in his ears:
"The ceremony was not completed, thus not your disciple!"
Chi Jingzi was stunned, both angry and impatient, yet dared not utter any disrespectful words.
Meanwhile, Su Yu merely felt a flicker before his eyes and found himself out of the river of time, appearing in....